The Advanced Eye Centre was inaugurated on 18th March 2006 by the Honourable Vice President of India, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in the august presence of the Union Health Minictor and President of the PGIMER, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss

The department operates OPD on all the days of the week except Sundays. It has Nine (9) Special Clinics, which run on particular days. Patients are redirected from EYE OPD to Special Clinic OPD. The department has an Operation Theater, which conducts both Minor Operations and Major Operations. The department has laboratories to conduct number of Tests and Procedures. Various registers (e.g. OT registers and Laboratory registers, Stock Registers etc) are maintained in the department. All MLC cases are handled in the Hospital Emergency.